J 0006/05 () of 17.10.2005 | XEPC: EPC and PCT resource

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2005:J000605.20051017

Date of decision:

17 October 2005

Case number:

J 0006/05

Application number:

04100377.3

IPC class:

E03F 5/22

Language of proceedings:

Distribution:

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 72Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

Method of pumping wastewater, and wastewater pump

Applicant name:

Uponor Innovation AB

Opponent name:

Board:

3.1.01

Headnote:

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 14(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 14(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 80(d)
Paris Convention Art 2(2)

Keywords:

Application documents in language of a Contracting State other than English, French or German; further requirements of Article 14(2) EPC met (no)
According a filing date (no)

Catchwords:

Until the Revised EPC 2000 enters into force, an application filed in an official language of a Contracting State other than English, French or German, e.g. in the Finnish language, does not produce the result provided for in Article 80 EPC, i.e. no date of filing is attributed, if the other conditions provided for in Article 14(2) EPC, namely the applicant having its residence or principal place of business within the territory or being a national of that (same) Contracting State (here: Finland), are not fulfilled.

Cited decisions:

J 0015/98
J 0009/01

Citing decisions:

J 0005/05
T 2473/12

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/j050006eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021